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Spring 2024 Course Syllabus
Course: MUSI-2117 (Section: 1, CRN: 11046) Sight Sing-Ear Trng IV |
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| Instructor | Caleb Fontenot | ||||||||
| fontenotco@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||
| Phone | (409) 984-6520 | ||||||||
| Office | Sam and Linda Monroe Performing Arts Center - Room: 137D | ||||||||
| Office Hours | Friday 1-4p | ||||||||
| Additional Contact Information | none | ||||||||
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| Description | Singing advanced tonal music and introduction of modal and post-tonal melodies. Aural study including dictation of advanced rhythm, melody, and harmony. | ||||||||
| Required Textbooks |
Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer.
Manual for Ear Training and Sight Singing, Second Edition by Gary S Karpinski (Author, University of Massachusetts, Amherst) ISBN: 978-0-393-89278-9 |
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| Additional Materials/Resources | none | ||||||||
| Corequisites/Prerequisites | None | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | 1. Apply a method of sight singing to more difficult diatonic and non-diatonic melodies, including modes and non-tonal scales. 2. Transcribe more complex rhythms, including contemporary materials. 3. Transcribe increasingly more chromatic melodies. 4. Transcribe and analyze diatonic and chromatic harmonies. 5. Read and reproduce rhythms in various meters, including asymmetrical meters, syncopation, and irregular beat divisions. | ||||||||
| Core Objectives |
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| Lecture Topics Outline |
Week 1: Chapter 31 The subdominant triad: skips to 4,6, and 1, Week2 : Chapter 32 Syncopation, Week 3 : Chapter 33 The dominant 7th chord in context Week 4: Chapter 34 Intro to harmonic singing Week 5: Chapter 35 Intro to harmonic listening Week 6: Chapter 36 Two-part music Week 7: Chapter(s) 40-44 Triad Qualities, the leading tone triad, the supertonic triad, the submediant triad, and the mediant triad Week 8: Chapter(s) 45-48 The dominant 7th chord in harmonic contexts, voice-leading, 6/4 figures, other 7th chords Week 9: Chapters 52-56 Advanced triplets, chromatic passing tones, skips to chromatic pitches, chords applied to the dominant, chords applied to the subdominant Week10: Chapters 57-61 Chords applied to the supertonic, chords applied to the submediant, chords applied to the mediant the neapolitan chord, the augmented 6th chords Week 11: Chapters 62-64 Other chords, Melodic sequence, Harmonic Sequence Week 12: Chapters 67-69 Stepwise Chromatic Alteration, reading in keys other than the notated key, intro to modulation Week 13: Chapters 70-73 Closely related modulation from the major mode, closely related modulation from the minor mode, distant modulations, successive modulations Week 14: Chapters 74-77 Fragments of tonality, advanced meters, more advanced rhythms, Some common non-diatonic pitch collections Week 15: Transcription assignment due and corrected Week 16: Finals |
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| Major Assignments Schedule |
Weekly Ear Training Interval quizzes Transcription tests Transcription assignment Rhythm dictation exam |
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| Final Exam Date | May 7, 2024 - 12:00 PM Through May 7, 2024 - 12:50 PM | ||||||||
| Grading Scale |
90 - 100 = A 80 - 89 = B 70 - 79 = C 60 - 69 = D Below 59 = F |
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| Determination of Final Grade |
40% class assignments 30% Attendance and Participation 30% Quizzes and exams |
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| Course Policies | |||||||||
| Instructor Policies |
I will not discuss your grades over the phone or by email. If you want to discuss your grades, you must come to my office, in person. Late work will not be accepted. |
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| Attendance Policy | Attendance Policy: There are about 15 weeks in every semester; students are expected to attend at least 14 lessons per semester. Final grades will be reduced by 5 percentage points for every lesson missed. More than 3 unexcused absences will result in a failing grade for the course. Three or more late arrivals to class will count as one unexcused absence. | ||||||||
| Additional Information | none | ||||||||
| Institutional Policies | |||||||||
| MyLSCPA | Be sure to check your campus email and Course Homepage using MyLSCPA campus web portal. You can also access your grades, transcripts, academic advisors, degree progress, and other services through MyLSCPA. | ||||||||
| Academic Honesty | Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSCPA policies (Academic Dishonesty section in the Student Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty. | ||||||||
| ADA Considerations | The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241. | ||||||||
| COVID 19 Information | The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition directly to their local health department. Students should also contact their course faculty to report their quarantine status. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings when directly exposed to COVID 19 in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website. | ||||||||
| Facility Policies | No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. Use of electronic devices is prohibited. | ||||||||
| HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSCPA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||
| Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect | As per Texas law and LSCPA policy, all LSCPA employees, including faculty, are required to report allegations or disclosures of child abuse or neglect to the designated authorities, which may include a local or state law enforcement agency or the Texas Department of Family Protective Services. For more information about mandatory reporting requirements, see LSCPA's Policy and Procedure Manual. | ||||||||
| Title IX and Sexual Misconduct | LSCPA is committed to establishing and maintaining an environment that is free from all forms of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, sexual violence, and other forms of sexual misconduct. All LSCPA employees, including faculty, have the responsibility to report disclosures of sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment, sexual assault (including rape and acquaintance rape), domestic violence, dating violence, relationship violence, or stalking, to LSCPA's Title IX Coordinator, whose role is to coordinate the college's response to sexual misconduct. For more information about Title IX protections, faculty reporting responsibilities, options for confidential reporting, and the resources available for support visit LSCPA's Title IX website. | ||||||||
| Clery Act Crime Reporting |
For more information about the Clery Act and crime reporting, see the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report and the Campus Security website. |
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| Grievance / Complaint / Concern | If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair. | ||||||||
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